M.i.t. Alumna To Give Phi Beta Kappa Lecture

January 05, 1995|The Morning Call

Dr. Caroline Whitbeck of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give the Phi Beta Kappa lecture at Muhlenberg College entitled "Truth and Trust in Scientific Research" on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Trumbower Building, Room 130.

During her lecture, Whitbeck, who is a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering and senior research scholar at the Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, will examine the current state of research ethics and categories developed for understanding the problems in devising standards of ethics and competence for contemporary research.

Whitbeck, who earned her Ph.D. at M.I.T., has had several of her works published. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the advisory board of Professional Ethics.